ace
phonetic symbol: / éɪs /
ace - English Dictionary
[ noun ]
■ a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
[ noun ]
■ one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
[ noun ]
■ a major strategic headquarters of NATO
■ safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey
→
allied command europe
[ noun ]
■ someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
→
adept
,
champion
,
genius
,
hotshot
,
maven
,
mavin
,
sensation
,
star
,
superstar
,
virtuoso
,
whiz
,
whizz
,
wiz
,
wizard
[ noun ]
■ the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
→
1
,
i
,
one
,
single
,
unity
[ noun ]
■ proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II
→
angiotensin-converting enzyme
,
angiotensin converting enzyme
[ verb ]
■ serve an ace against (someone)
[ verb ]
■ play (a hole) in one stroke
[ verb ]
■ score an ace against
e.g.)
・He aced his opponents
[ verb ]
■ succeed at easily
→
breeze through
,
nail
,
pass with flying colors
,
sail through
,
sweep through
[ adjective satellite ]
■ of the highest quality
e.g.)
・an ace reporter
→
a-one
,
crack
,
first-rate
,
super
,
tiptop
,
top-notch
,
topnotch
,
tops
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